Validation of academic internet sources: research with teachers and students of UAT campus Victoria

Validation of academic internet sources: research with teachers and students of UAT campus Victoria

The Internet as the transmission medium of aca­demic information creates a challenge for com­munities and institutions of higher education.It is a low cost tool that requires teachers and stu­dents to take up new practices for finding and va­lidating academic information sources. The aim of study wa...

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Main Authors: Gómez-Loperena, Susana, Alcocer-Tinajero, María Isabel
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Published: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2013
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spelling oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-202015-09-30T10:10:25Z Validation of academic internet sources: research with teachers and students of UAT campus Victoria Validación de fuentes académicas de internet: investigación con docentes y estudiantes de la UAT, campus Victoria Gómez-Loperena, Susana Alcocer-Tinajero, María Isabel Internet validation academic research. Internet validación investigación académica The Internet as the transmission medium of aca­demic information creates a challenge for com­munities and institutions of higher education.It is a low cost tool that requires teachers and stu­dents to take up new practices for finding and va­lidating academic information sources. The aim of study was to describe and compare the beha­vior of teachers and undergraduate students to seek academic information online and to validate their digital sources. We surveyed 255 teachers and 333 students, of seven academic units of the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (UAT), Victoria Campus, in the periods 2011-3 and 2012- 1. Respondents reported 488 mentions of digital sources, which for analysis were categorized according to their origin. The sources were fur­ther divided into “generic”, “with name”, and “information seeker”. It was found that teachers contributed only 21.3 % of all mentions of digital sources, 78.6 % were contributed by students. More than half of the teachers reported that they validated the veracity of the sources, while nearly three quarters of the students reported that they did, although only 45% of them stated they already knew it. Teachers did not influence the be­havior of their students in the search process of academic sources on the internet and aprocess of experimentation and self learning was given in groups were students showed more skills and interest to perform online searches. El Internet como medio de transmisión de información académica crea un reto para las comunidades e instituciones de educación superior. Es una herramienta de bajo costo que exige que docentes y estudiantes asuman nuevas prácticas para la búsqueda y validación de fuentes de información académica. El objetivo del estudio fue describir y comparar el comportamiento de docentes y estudiantes de nivel licenciatura al buscar información académica en Internet y al validar sus fuentes digitales. Se encuestó a 255 docentes y a 333 estudiantes, de las siete Unidades Académicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (UAT), Campus Victoria, en los periodos 2011-3 y 2012-1. Los encuestados hicieron 488 menciones de fuentes digitales, que para su análisis fueron categorizadas según su origen. Además, las fuentes de información fueron divididas en: “genéricas”, “con nombre propio” y “buscadores”. Se encontró que los docentes aportaron sólo el 21.3 % de todas las menciones de fuentes digitales expresadas en las encuestas, el 78.6 % fueron aportadas por los estudiantes. Más de la mitad de los docentes encuestados reportaron validar la veracidad de la fuente, mientras casi tres cuartas partes de los estudiantes indicaron que sí las validaron, aunque solo el 45 % de ellos manifestaron saber hacerlo. Los docentes no influyeron en el comportamiento de sus estudiantes en sus procesos de búsqueda de fuentes académicas en internet y se dio un proceso de experimentación y autoaprendizaje en ambos grupos, donde los estudiantes mostraron más habilidades e interés que los docentes para realizar búsquedas en línea. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2013-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/20 10.29059/cienciauat.v7i2.20 CienciaUAT; Vol. 7 No. 2: January-June 2013; 23-28 CienciaUAT; Vol. 7 No. 2: Enero-Junio 2013; 23-28 2007-7858 2007-7521 eng https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/20/23
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title_short Validation of academic internet sources: research with teachers and students of UAT campus Victoria
title_full Validation of academic internet sources: research with teachers and students of UAT campus Victoria
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description The Internet as the transmission medium of aca­demic information creates a challenge for com­munities and institutions of higher education.It is a low cost tool that requires teachers and stu­dents to take up new practices for finding and va­lidating academic information sources. The aim of study was to describe and compare the beha­vior of teachers and undergraduate students to seek academic information online and to validate their digital sources. We surveyed 255 teachers and 333 students, of seven academic units of the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (UAT), Victoria Campus, in the periods 2011-3 and 2012- 1. Respondents reported 488 mentions of digital sources, which for analysis were categorized according to their origin. The sources were fur­ther divided into “generic”, “with name”, and “information seeker”. It was found that teachers contributed only 21.3 % of all mentions of digital sources, 78.6 % were contributed by students. More than half of the teachers reported that they validated the veracity of the sources, while nearly three quarters of the students reported that they did, although only 45% of them stated they already knew it. Teachers did not influence the be­havior of their students in the search process of academic sources on the internet and aprocess of experimentation and self learning was given in groups were students showed more skills and interest to perform online searches.
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